Job ID: JOB_ID_7430
Job Title: Oracle DBA
Client: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 7+ Months (with possibility of extension)
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join our client, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, for a hybrid role in Austin, TX. The contractor will perform advanced database administration tasks for applications with complex data models, workflows, and reporting requirements. This role involves database optimization, migration, and integration with cloud services, specifically working with Full-stack Java applications on HHSC’s cloud platform (Azure/AWS) within an Agile (Scrum) environment for the SCOR application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Database Management: Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Oracle databases and infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Data Migration: Lead the migration of on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle DB@Azure Cloud, focusing on decoupling existing BLOB storage into data and Azure Blob Storage.
- Job Management: Transition batch cron jobs to Oracle Database Jobs, enhancing workflow automation and efficiency.
- Performance Optimization: Actively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing monitoring solutions to track database health, performance metrics, and manage storage capacity effectively.
- Disaster Recovery: Manage backup, restore, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure database integrity and continuity.
- GoldenGate Administration: Administer Oracle GoldenGate for efficient data replication.
- Compliance and Standards: Develop and adhere to architectural standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure the integrity of the database environment.
Candidate Skills and Qualifications:
- Required: 10 years of experience in database administration.
- Required: 8 years of experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL.
- Required: 8 years of experience in database design, analysis, and performance tuning.
- Required: 8 years of experience designing enterprise applications and/or services.
- Required: 8 years of experience creating technical and functional design documentation.
- Required: 8 years of experience within software development Life Cycle using Agile methodology (Scrum, for example).
- Required: 8 years of experience with multi-tier system/application development (SOA, Microservices, 3-Tier applications, for example).
- Preferred: 6 years of experience with Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL.
- Preferred: 4 years of experience with large volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure.
- Preferred: 4 years of proficiency in converting and adapting database structures for cloud environments, specifically Azure.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience in configuring PowerBI environments and developing PowerBI reports.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience in DevOps technology including CI/CD pipeline and build and deployment tools such as Git.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience with Azure.
- Preferred: 2 years of experience with migrating On-Prem databases to Cloud (preferably Azure).
- Preferred: Azure certification is preferred but not required.
- Preferred: DBA Associate certifications are preferred but not required.
Work Arrangement:
- Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days onsite (Monday & Tuesday).
Special Requirements
Hybrid (3 days remote, 2 days onsite – Mon & Tues)
Compensation & Location
Salary: $65 – $85 per year (Estimated)
Location: Austin, TX
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Email: vani@datamanusa.com
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